Tilting-drawer case.



, PATBNTED 00T. 31,1905.

l C. G. SCHMIDT. TILTING DRAWER CASE. APPLIOATION FILED 11211.15. 1905.

cHARLs4 e.. LscfHMIDT, yor CINCINNATI, OHIO. Timms-DRAWER CASE.

` No; sodovo.

llspeciication of Letters Patent.`

. 'Iatentedoea 31, 1905.

pplidation led April `15,1905. Serial Ilo. 255,69'

Beit known that I, CHARLES G,l SHMIDT, a

citizen ofy the'United States, residing aty Cincinnati, Hamilton county,v State of Ohio, have invented certainy new andi .useful Improvef` ments'in TiltingDrawer' Gases; and l do declare the following to bea clear, full,'and exey act description thereof,y attention being called to the accompanying drawings, withlthe refeI-, "ence characters marked thereon, which form also apartofthis specification.

" This inventionrelates' to certain improvements 1n chests, cases, and similar store fur- .I access they are swunghor tilted outwardly.

niture'which are provided withbins or drawers supported within `in a manner that for I Groceries, drugvstores, andsimilarbusiness establishments selling varieties ofv goods in bulkare places where such furniture is found and used, although the use is not so limited and may' extend to general house furniture. These drawers swing 'on ,fiXedly-lo#A cated centersor fulcrums, which are formed in variou's'ways; usually by hinges or pins.

vThe-y .areiheldineither one of theirextremeI positions-that is, ,within theirlv case, or closed,

or hanging out, vor open-#by a preponderancel u of their weight, ywhich is either on' one or on the other one when such is not desired.

'be overcome.

the other side', ot' thefulcrum on which they swing-l To hold them-safely in either one of these extreme positions, the-operating parts andcenters have to besoarranged and located as to provide for a suiieiendv of 'overweight on either side ofthe center to prevent the drawers from falling b'ackjfrom .one position into In moving such drawers from one-position intoy their vother one this overweight has to be swung,- which-manipulation is resisted to the extent vof this preponderance which has to The object of my invention is to reduce this resistance asmuch as possible and to arrange and support lthese drawers so "as to render t t I 'tween these 'partitions and recessed at oppo-L,

their manipulation as easy. and as convenient as possible.

1n the following specification, and 'particularly pointed out in the claims at the end v thereof, is found a full description of my i'nve'ntion, together with its manipulation, parts, and construction, which latter is also illustratedv ini the accompanying drawings, in 'Figure 1 is a sectional side niew of a tier of such drawers as they appeahen assembled in achest -or case, the drawers being shown invarious positions. Fig. 2 is a front view of such a chest,it showing substantially t-wo t tiers of drawers, the one on the left being the one shown in the preceding figure. Fig. 3

-is one of t e drawers removed. v

In the. rawmgs, A Indicates the drawers,

5 being their front wall, 6 the back, 7 the bottom, and 8 8 the sides. They are fitted into and supported byand between the walls,

sides, or partitions of chests or cases which y may bearranged in any. suitable manner-f that is .they may beV wall-cases lo'rcounterycases or chests.

The arrangement of the drawers wlthInH these cases 1s in rows and tiers, horizontally and verticallyr disposed, to"v the extent of any number tosuit rrequirements. By preference these cases are Inanu- Y factured In sectlonal units all of equal size and each comprising a certain number of tiers or rows, .so that-an establlshment may be readily vfitted out by simply assembling lthe required number of case "units side by side.. v "The, `front 'walls of the drawers are so 'fitted as to size that when the drawers .are in,l closed position .these front walls close the openings in the front wallof the case provided for them, and by preference they alsoy at their edges lap over-themargin around 4these openings' to electually cover the intersticesand cracks thereat, rendening' thereby the closure vdustproof and improving the appearance-of the furniture.v This lap is indicated at 9, and its effect is best observed by noting Fig. 2. In-

teriorlythese' cases maybe subdivided by suitable Amanner laterally-.projecting pins,

preferably mounting` rollers 12 to reduce friction, and upon. which rollers the drawers rest and move, they being closely fitted besite sides,.as vshown at l13, to receive ysuch rollers. To reduce wear, these recesses are provided each with a metallining 11i-,which comes in contact with the rollers: The pins mentioned, which carry the rollers, may pro-v ject each from a base-plate 15, attached. to the IIO In detail this action proceeds as follows: The first effect of a pull on handle 16. moving a drawer from itsnormal closed position, (shown in the middle drawer,) imparts a tendency totilting on .its supporting-rollers to a position, as shown, 1n the uppermostdrawer.

This outward movement may be limited by either of or b'oth the inner end of recesses 13 or by the upper edge of the rear wall 6, which strikes ,against the upper inner edge of the opening in the case-front. It is clear that facility in opening a drawer depends on the promptness with which it commences to act in response to the initial movement started by a pull on its handle, and which action depends again on the moment when the center of gravity passes over rollers 12. I hasten the appearance of this event by means of an inclined plane 17, provided on the under side of each drawer near its lower' front edge and produced in any suitable way, as by the attachment of additional material thereat. This inclined plane is in contact with the lower edge 18 of the drawer-opening in the case-front. The practical effect of this arrangement, calling attention to the lowermost drawer in Fig. 1, is that a pull on handle 16 produces immediately a compound action on the drawer, which not merely tilts the same only on its rollers, but causes the drawer to also slide out on them. This is because edge 18 prevents the inclined plane 17 from tilting inwardly below the upwardly and inwardly located rollers, a motion which would naturally result as a consequence of a tilt on these rollers of the upper part ofthe drawers outwardly. As it is, however,inclined plane 17cannotyield rearwardly, and therefore the drawer simultaneously with a tilt on its rollers is also drawn outwardly on them. tilts and rolls outat once, as shown in the topmost position, its inclined plane sliding over and down on edge 18, and the center of gravity passes quickly over the supporting-fulcrum, so that a merc start on handle 16 causes a drawer to respond and follow the hand of the operator almost instantly. The opening manipulation is thus rendered easy and convenient and the drawer by reason of this added sliding movement drops at once into a position which brings more of it outwardly than a mere tilt would do and gives a free access to its contents. To returna drawer to its closed position, (shown at the intermediate drawer of Fig. 1,) a pushing movement is resorted to, when the same actions transpire again, only in opposite direction, and the drawer drops inwardly as soon as it has passed over its center. lt hangs inwardly, as shown, with this T he result is that a d rawer when pulled.

movement limited b v lap 9 at the upper edge of the front wall, which buts against the' upper edge of the opening in the case-front. A floor 19 may also be provided under each drawer and upon which the same maycoine to a rest partly or altogether, or strips 2l may be provided on each partition for suoli purpose, reaching under the lower side edges of the drawers.

It will be noted the arrangement and design is such, particularly as to position of operating parts, that all sides of the drawers may be formed out of rectangular pieces, thus facilitating construction and saving material.

Having described my invention, I claim as new- 1. In atilting-drawer case, thecombination of ageneral inclosure having drawer-recesses, drawers fitted into these recesses to close them outwardly when in their normal position and rollers provided therein and supported on fixed centers which engage the sides of these drawers at opposite sides in a manner to permit them to tilt thereon, the arrangement being such that the drawers are free to have also a limited sliding movement on these rollers.

2. In a tilting-drawer case, the combination of a general inclosure, vertical partitions provided therein, rollers projecting from these partitions, and drawers closely fitted between these partitions and supportedfon the 'rollers on them, the drawers being provided with recesses into which the rollers project and whereby the drawers are free to simultaneously tilt y as well as slide on these rollers.

3.' In a tilting-drawer case, the combination of a general inclosure, drawers fitted into the same, pivots which support them, one at each side, which support is such that the drawers are free to simultaneously tilt as well as slide, they being shaped and supported so as to project beyond the front of the case at their lower front portion and an inclined surface provided on the under side of this`projecting part for the purpose specified.

4. In a tilting-drawer case, the combination ot' a general inclosure, drawers provided therein, which have longitudinal recesses at opposite sides, rollers in the inclosure occupying these recesses in a manuel' to permit the drawers to tilt as wcll as to slide on these rollers, said drawers being formed and supported so as to project beyond the front of the case at their lower front part and an inclined surface provided on the under side ot' this projecting part and forward of the recesses mentioned to operate for the purpose described.

In testimony whereotl 1 hereunto atlix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

j CHARLES G. SCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

C. MEYER,

C. SPENGEL.

IOO

It is hereby certiiied 4that in /Letters Patent No. 803,070, granted October 3,1, 1905, upon the application vof Charles Gr. Schmidt, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for an improvement in Tilting-Drawer Cases, errorsv appear in the printed specification requiringr` correction, as follows: On page 1, line 109, the comma after the word opening Ishould be stricken out, and a comma should be inserted after the Word drawers in line 110,

same pagefand that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oioe.

Signed and sealed this 14th day of November, A. 1).-, 1905.

' F. 1. ALLEN,

Cmnmt'ss'ioner of Patents.

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